カテゴリー: South Korea
With Trump electing to fly back to Washington on the eve of the main summit, what did Apec’s remaining leaders achieve in his absence?The leaders of countries across the Asia-Pacific are wrapping up their summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, after a week d…
Summit on sidelines of Apec was the first between the leaders of US and China since 2019, and comes after tensions have been strained by Trump’s trade war In the days leading up to the Trump-Xi meeting, American officials signalled that the US presiden…
Means, a wellness influencer, was due to appear before the health, education, labor and pensions committeeIn the days leading up to the Trump-Xi meeting, American officials signalled that the US president did not intend to make good on a recent threat …
Trump’s decision to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine will admit Seoul to a small club of nations possessing such vesselsUS president Donald Trump has given approval for South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, a move that…
Trump’s decision to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine will admit Seoul to a small club of nations possessing such vesselsUS president Donald Trump has given approval for South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, a move that…
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation club has 21 members that represent more than 50% of global GDP and are home to about 2.7 billion peopleThe idea of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group was firstly publicly broached during a speech in Seoul,…
US president to be presented with replica royal gold crown before meeting his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, but expectations of a breakthrough on tariffs are lowDonald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday to meet President Lee Jae Myung,…
Maga-inspired protests regularly take place on streets of Seoul amid chants of ‘Korea for Koreans’ as South prepares to host crucial Apec summitThousands of protesters flooded central Seoul on Saturday, waving Korean and American flags, Maga hats, and …
The Hyunmoo-5 ‘bunker buster’ missile can reportedly carry an eight-tonne warhead and will be ready for deployment at the end of the yearSouth Korea has said it will begin deploying its largest ballistic missile yet at the end of the year – a projectil…
Soldier’s is first reported defection to South Korea across 248km militarised zone since August 2024A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border, South Korea’s military has said.The military took custod…
Soldier’s is first reported defection to South Korea across 248km militarised zone since August 2024A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border, South Korea’s military has said.The military took custod…
An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operationsSouth Korea has issued its most serious travel warning for parts of Cambodia, issuing a “code black” ban that orders citizens to leave areas in …
South Korean president urges ‘all-out’ efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soars in recent monthsSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has called for “all-out” diplomatic efforts to protect citizens in Cambodia after a un…
South Korean president urges ‘all-out’ efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soars in recent monthsSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has called for “all-out” diplomatic efforts to protect citizens in Cambodia after a un…
National cyber security centre raises alert level to ‘caution’ as technicians race to restore government systems after battery fire sparked nationwide chaosSouth Korea’s intelligence agency has raised the national cyber threat level, amid concerns that…